Now some egocentric shots.
My first trip to Bonneville in 1972 with Phil Stevenson's 55 Chevy wagon. He drove it there. He'd replaced the tired 6-cyl. with a 390 Cadillac (he was a big Caddy fan) complete with the high performance(?) Jet-Away HydraMatic.
He'd bought a 6-carb manifold at San Bernardino's Orange Show swap meet for $15 after he'd convinced the seller that it was not for a Chrysler and he'd be the only buyer in California that would want it. I threw in a wastebasket-full of 97 carbs that I had (at least 6 from our drag roadster and 6 more from my street roadster replaced by the Enderles). He made four good ones out of the lot and put them on the Cad.
The first night we slept on the picnic table at the Paraganaught(sp?) Lakes rest stop. Got to Bonneville, put on a pair of 18" Halibrands. One had an Indy tire, one had a Bonneville tire. One was about 3/4-in taller than the other. Both had threads showing thru and passed inspection and were stamped "Good for 175 MPH).
His goal was to go 150, and he made several runs at 148 to 149. He won an award that year for the fastest car driven there. At least that's how I choose to remember it.
Here's the Chevy before being "race prepared". . .
